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ForwardClinical Connections: Gait and Ambulation After Spinal Cord Injury
One of the first questions that a patient asks after a spinal cord injury is often “Will I walk again?”. For decades clinicians and researchers have struggled to answer that question as the recovery of ambulation can be highly variable and may be related to many different clinical and non-clinical factors. Additionally, pursuing gait training and ambulation after spinal cord injury can be beneficial for long-term health and mobility, but may also increase the risk of negative outcomes. This presentation will provide information about the benefits and risks of walking, understanding how to use current clinical tools for prediction of ambulation, the clinical utility of those tools, and new directions to improve the prognosis of ambulation after spinal cord injury.
Target Audience
Nurses, physical therapists, occupational therapists, speech/language pathologists, case managers, social workers, physiatrists/physicians, fellows, and residents involved with the acute care and rehabilitation of spinal cord injury patients are encouraged to attend.
Learning Objectives
Having attended this activity, attendees will be able to:
1. Describe the benefits and risks of gait training for an individual with a spinal cord injury.
2. Describe how common clinical prediction rules are currently formed and how they are used to predict ambulation among those with acute spinal cord injury.
3. Describe the usefulness of common clinical prediction rules for ambulation and areas for improvement.
Additional Information
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Program Schedule
4pm Sign in
4:15pm Welcome and Introduction Briana Kelly
4:20pm Presentation and Q&A Stephenie Rigot
5:30pm Adjourn
Presenters
Stephanie Rigot, PDT, PhD Post-Doctoral Fellow
Shirley Ryan AbilityLab
Course Director
Briana Kelly, MOT, OT/L
Senior Manager, Rehab Organizations
UPMC Rehabilitation Institute
In support of improving patient care, the University of Pittsburgh is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
Physician (CME)
The University of Pittsburgh designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Nursing (CNE)
The maximum number of hours awarded for this Continuing Nursing Education activity is 1.25 contact hours.
Social Work
As a Jointly Accredited Organization, University of Pittsburgh is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved under this program. State and provincial regulatory boards have the final authority to determine whether an individual course may be accepted for continuing education credit. University of Pittsburgh maintains responsibility for this course. Social workers completing this course receive 1.25 continuing education credits.
Other health care professionals will receive a certificate of attendance confirming the number of contact hours commensurate with the extent of participation in this activity.
The University of Pittsburgh Department of Occupational Therapy is a pre-approved provide of continuing education in Pennsylvania. This course is approved for 1.5 Contact Hours.
The University of Pittsburgh Department of Physical Therapy is a pre-approve provider of Continuing Education in Pennsylvania. This course is approved for 1.5 units of General Access CEUs.
Available Credit
- 1.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™The University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
- 1.25 ANCCUPMC Provider Unit is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation
- 1.25 ASWB
- 1.25 Attendance
Online Registration is now closed.
Instructions to Register
This program is free to all CRS and UPMC employees.
Registering online is the quickest and easiest way to reserve your space at CCEHS conferences.
• Visit our online registration site at: cce.upmc.com
• Here is the direct link to register: https://cce.upmc.com/clinical-connections-May-2022
Click the “Register/Take Course” Button and enter all the requested information. After registering, an electronic confirmation will be sent to you. Online registration is complete upon receipt of a confirmation email. If you do not receive the confirmation email immediately, please contact Jessa Darwin (jcd79@pitt.edu).
The Americans with Disabilities Act Information
Participation by all individuals is encouraged. Advance notification of any special needs will help us provide better service. Please notify us of your needs at least two weeks in advance of the program by calling Amy Pietrolaj at 412-232-4072.